The Summer Movie Season comes to a close this weekend and we're now two-thirds of the way through 2012. Today is a good time to look back at the films that have hit cinemas thus far this year and reflect on what you have enjoyed, what you've loved, what met your expectations, what disappointed you, and what left you vomiting on the … [Read more...]
MERGING+MEDIA | Conference 2012
August 27, 2012 by
The Annual Merging Media Conference is back! Come celebrate the best + brightest 360 talent + innovation at The Premiere Canadian Cross-media Showcase, a power packed event that brings together multi-screen and transmedia thought leaders + first movers from around the world to SFU Woodwards in Vancouver, BC on Oct 24-26, 2012. Join top innovators … [Read more...]
08/27/2012 – FUTURE WOMEN OF INFLUENCE 2012 ONLINE AUCTION
August 27, 2012 by
Support the Canadian Womens Foundations Girls Fund FUTURE WOMEN OF INFLUENCE 2012 ONLINE AUCTION MONDAY, AUG 27, 2012 FRIDAY, SEPT 7, 2012 CANADA-WIDE WOMEN OF INFLUENCE is holding their annual nation-wide online auction this year in support of the Canadian Womens Foundations Girls Fund from Monday, August 27 September 7. Future … [Read more...]
08/26/2012 – 2012 Vancouver Kidney Walk
August 26, 2012 by
The Vancouver Kidney Walk, now running for its 4th year in a row, will take place this year at Athletes' Village Plaza on False Creek on the afternoon of Sunday August 26th. The Walk aims to raise $ 60,000 for the Kidney Foundation's programs and will include options for participating in a 2.5km walk, a 5km fun run from Athletes' Village … [Read more...]
News Shorts: August 24th 2012
August 24, 2012 by
Photos of a blood-covered Chloe Moretz in Carrie, Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, Richard Armitage in The Hobbit, Penn Badgley in Greetings from Tim Buckley, Jamie Chung in The Man with the Iron Fists, Forest Whitaker in The Butler, Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker on the set of Fast Six and Ashton Kutcher as an older Steve Jobs … [Read more...]
2012 BC Information Summit
August 22, 2012 by
The information rights landscape in British Columbia is changing. The provincial government has begun rolling out its "Government 2.0: Citizens @ The Center" initiative. Meant to increase the flow of citizen data between government bodies, service providers and citizens, these changes promise to open up "exciting opportunities for citizens to … [Read more...]
News Shorts: August 13th 2012
August 13, 2012 by
Several new photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger in both The Last Stand and The Tomb, Chris Hemsworth in Rush, Daniel Day Lewis in full costume in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, and Robert Redford in JC Chandor's sea survival drama All is Lost. There's also new photos from The Master, The Iceman, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty, Parental Guidance, The Girl and … [Read more...]
Launch@Grow 2012
August 6, 2012 by
Launch @ GROW 2012 is the official kickoff party for the anual Grow Conference. Launch @ Grow is a technology showcase event that shines a spotlight on the leading startups from across Canada and connects attendees with fellow members from the local tech community and with other leading entrepreneurs, thinkers, influencers and investors from … [Read more...]
Community centres bring London 2012 spirit to Vancouver
July 28, 2012 by
Vancouver community centres are bringing the Olympic spirit from London here. Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Kensington and Douglas Park are all showing the Games on TV through to the end of the events. Park board commissioner Constance Barnes says part of this is bringing back the spirit from Vancouver 2010. "Community centres are a hub. They're a … [Read more...]
News Shorts: July 22nd 2012
July 23, 2012 by
New photos from Looper, Lawless, Wreck-It Ralph, Pacific Rim, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Beautiful Creatures, End of Watch, Frozen Ground, and The Last Days on Mars. Posters for Lawless, Life of Pi, Wuthering Heights, The Master, Bachelorette, The Dinosaur Project, The Ambassador, Fun Size, Total Recall, The Last Stand, Silent Hill: Revelation … [Read more...]
